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Sunday 5/18/25 Dawn Patrol

Sunday 5/18/25 Mid Morning

Sunday 5/18/25 Afternoon

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Report Overview

Report Title:

Sunday 5/18/25 Afternoon

Reporter:

Tory Strange

Report Of The Day:

Change From Yesterday:

Maybe a touch smaller

Change From Last Report:

Winds are onshore this afternonn

Current Wave Size:

1/2 a foot to 1 foot

Surface Conditions:

semi-choppy

Surf Station Surf Factor:

1.5

1.5 (on a 1-10 scale)
Comments: (a litte higher at some spots)

Surf Reporters 6 Hour Forecast:

The early 6 our still holds true:

West southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east southeast 10 to 15 knots this afternoon. A chance of showers and thunderstorms late this afternoon, mainly over the Georgia waters. Waves shin to possibly up to knee high

Dean's Long Range Forecast:

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Swell Info

Form:

fair

Wave Size In Body Height:

Shin high

Largest Wave:

Maybe knee high

Surf Is On Increase or Decrease:

still decreasing

Wind Swell / Ground Swell / Combo:

Not much swell to speak of

Swell Direction:

ESE

Current:

Not seeing much early

Swell Interval:

8 seconds

Hard To Paddle Out:

1 (1-5 scale)

Wind Info

Wind Direction, Speed, & Air Temp:

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Tides

Today's Tide Data:

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Temperature, Critters, & More

Water Temperature:

77.4

Water Clarity:

Fair

Critters:

No new reports

St. Augustine Weather Station:

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Local Radar:

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Surf Report Comments

Sunday, May 18

Reporter: Darbs

Surf Reports comments:

6:45 am: The waves are looking pretty similar in size compared to yesterday morning, with waves in the 1/2 a foot to occasionally 1 foot range. Surface conditions are glassy with the wind W @ around 7 mph early. Our marine forecast is calling for increased SW winds throughout the day. On the local buoy, the early morning reading is 1.6 feet at 8 seconds, the same as yesterday morning’s 1.6 feet at 8 seconds. You can see the ocean live on our cams page here.

Reporter: T. Strange

10:30 am: New mid morning photos are up in box #2 and you can see we a super glassy ocean for your Sunday mid morning. Quite small waves overall with only shin to maybe a lower knee high waves. Clean and glassy though, and it’s good to be out there.…..

2:15 pm: New afternoon photos are up in box #2 and you can see the wind has turned onshore. Very small choppyish surf now. Some finger sandbars around the pier allowing for some occasional ridable waves on this hot Sunday afternoon…..

Here is a link to Dean’s 7-Day Surf Station Surf Forecast. Here is an overview of a large-scale, real-time wind map to track the shifting winds associated with the fronts and lows that produce our waves.

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